Les Smart Pinewood Archive
- Made:
- 1947-2000
- maker:
- Smart, Les and Staffell, Charles D.
This collection contains materials relating to Les Smart, Head of the Camera Department at Pinewood Studios, and relates to the use of cinematographic equipment on films at both Pinewood and Elstree studio. It also contains materials referencing Charles D Staffell, Head of the Process Projection Department at Pinewood who
There are a number of technical and instructional documents for equipment including film projection lamps, projection equipment, motion picture cameras, filming cranes and camera lenses. There are also files from Pinewood and MGM outlining proposals for equipment including the Axial Camera and Projector, as well as reports relating to the development of process projection techniques,
The collection includes a number of set plans for films including "7 Cities to Atlanta." Other documentation relating to filming at Pinewood and Elstree includes internal communications about script changes, shooting schedules and equipment lists for films shot in foreign locations.
There are a number of photographs in the collection, including images of sets and staff at Pinewood and Elstree studios. These are not annotated so many of the films and dates cannot be identified.
Details
- Extent:
- Four clamshell boxes
- Identifier:
- PIN
- Access:
- Access is given in accordance with the NMeM access policy. Material from this collection is available to researchers through the museum’s Insight facility.
- System of Arrangement:
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This collection is currently undergoing cataloguing and a system of arrangement has yet to be established. This field will be updated at a later date.
- rights:
- Copies may be supplied of items in the collection, provided that the copying process used does not damage the item or is not detrimental to its preservation. Copies will be supplied in accordance with the NMeM’s terms and conditions for the supply and reproduction of copies, and the provisions of any relevant copyright legislation.